Chapter 64: The Crimson Fog of Xuandu

The world is full of fragrant flowers in April, and the peach blossoms on the mountain are in full bloom.

That's a good point.

In addition to the most talked-about thing in Yecheng, the cold white plum of Shengxue, but on the mountain in the northern suburbs, except for the "Mohuitou Forest", it is a place or two, and the eyes are full of peach blossoms.

I heard the old man say that there were plum trees on the mountain in the northern suburbs, but there were not as many as there are now in the city.

I don't know if it was the old people who told stories to the children, or if they heard it from their ancestors when they were children. I heard that the northern suburbs were originally called "Meiling", but, one day, the plum trees on this Meiling gradually began to disappear, a few fewer a day, and later, only scattered peach blossoms were left to occupy the mountain.

It was also at that time that there were many plum trees in Yecheng under the mountain day by day.

"The peach blossoms are blooming...... Daddy hasn't come to see me this month......"

In the peach blossom forest on the hilltop of the northern suburbs, there is an exquisite house, which is not large in scale, but it is also carefully arranged, and the surrounding scenery is as if it is one in nature.

The small bridge flows water, and the peach source is far away. In such a place of comfort, there is only one girl and a few maids.

It's obviously a pleasant courtyard, but its owner, the girl who lives here, is sad all day long.

"Miss, my lord must be too busy in the court, so he can't pull out, it's better to go out for a walk with you in Shuangcheng, these days, the peach blossoms on the mountain are blooming just right!"

Hearing this, the girl called "Miss" barely relaxed her brows, she lived here all the year round, even if the peach blossoms bloomed well, she was tired of seeing them.

But she couldn't stand the little girl Shuangcheng who had just come up the mountain next to her, so she still went out with her, and walked out of the back door of the house, going farther and farther.

Along the way, the little girl Shuangcheng jumped up and down, muttering about the peach blossoms that bloomed brilliantly in front of her, saying for a while that she wanted to pick some and go back to make wine, and for a while she said that she still wrung the juice to make rouge, and for a while she said that when it was autumn, how to eat peaches.

Looking left and right, Shuangcheng completely forgot about his own young lady who was still walking slowly behind him.

"Ha, you obviously said that you came out to see the peach blossoms with me, but who is accompanying whom now?"

Dressed in pure white, only a few scarlet peach petals are occasionally sleeved on the hem of the dress, but it seems that her whole person seems to be integrated with the peach blossom forest.

If outsiders meet it, they don't know that there is such a paradise on this mountain, and they must think that they have met the peach blossom fairy.

"Twin Cities! You go slower! Seeing that the twin cities that were dazzled by the peach blossoms were getting farther and farther away from her, the girl hurriedly lifted the hem of her clothes a little and trotted after her.

Although this peach blossom forest scenery is beautiful, it is not completely safe. She heard that there was a miasma of the charming soul in the depths of the peach blossom forest, and it was called "peach blossom miasma" by others, which was very dangerous, and even her prime minister's father had to tell her every time he came to see her.

lest she accidentally break in, her steps chasing the little girl Shuangcheng are getting faster and faster, but somehow, she feels that she has been chasing for a long time, but she hasn't seen a little shadow of the little girl Shuangcheng.

"Twin Cities! Twins! Where are you? It's getting late, let's go back! ”

Looking around, looking around, but in addition to her eyes full of falling colors, not only did she not find anyone, but even she herself did not notice it, she had gradually fallen into a maze.

"Miss! Miss!! Miss!!! It's miserable, how did I lose Miss? ”

In another place, Shuangcheng, who was originally carrying a few carefully selected peach blossoms, realized that something was wrong, and in a panic, she threw all the peach blossoms to the ground, and ran wildly in the huge peach blossom forest without a clue.

At this moment, in her eyes, the peach blossoms in her eyes were clearly the same everywhere, and after a while, she also fell into this crimson maze.

At the same time, the young lady of Zuo Cheng's family saw that the prospect was becoming more and more desolate, and she realized that she was afraid that she had lost the little girl Shuangcheng and broke into the "peach blossom miasma" in the mouth of the side.

Sensing that something was wrong, she immediately turned around and wanted to go back the way she came, but unexpectedly, a crimson milk mist suddenly rose behind her, and she didn't know if it was due to the brilliant mountain peaches, or if it should have been like this.

"Oh no, this must be the miasma, how is this good?"

This beautiful vision became thicker and thicker, surrounding her in all directions, as if consciously gradually enclosing her in the middle.

Du Dao is in a hurry, at the time of the imminent approach of the crimson fog, although she does not know martial arts, but in the end, she is as careful as a hair, and she actually sees a little vitality.

Although the crimson mist came mightily, there was a half-void body, and the gap below it was just enough for her to crouch over.

Thinking of this, she immediately seized the opportunity, and immediately bent down, covering her mouth and nose with her sleeves, and crawled out of the clump of mist.

After passing the crimson fog, she saw at a glance the path that suddenly appeared in front of her, winding and winding, and she didn't know where it leads.

"Maybe you can go back to Taoyuan Ju from here, it's just that, it's better to give it a try......"

Along the path, she only saw fewer and fewer peach blossoms along the way, and it seemed that the closer she got to the end of the path, the more she couldn't see the peach blossoms.

After walking a little half-pillar of incense, she finally came to the end of the sheep intestine path, which was a cliff mountain, and on the cliff, there was a trickle and a cave.

Curious, she walked into the cave.

In the cave, there is no world, although it is cold and abnormal, but look at the tables, chairs, couches, chessboards, tea tables, and pools that have dried up in the center for a long time, you will know that there was a master here.

"It seems that the master's family doesn't know what happened, and he originally planned to live in seclusion here and not ask about the world, and then left."

The fingertips inadvertently crossed the bluestone tea case, and in addition to the delicate dust, the nicks hidden under the dust on the case also appeared.

"Gift pottery...... What are these words? ”

As the years go by, even the finest cutter will be gradually worn out, leaving only a few inaudible and inscrutable traces.

Probably because she wanted to know the contents of the bluestone case too much, she took a handful of water from the trickle outside the cave and poured it on the case, especially the place where the words were, and cleaned them well.

"On the third day of the third month of March, the gift of pottery is not true...... "Some of the handwriting is too vague and difficult to distinguish. However, what can probably be known is that this bluestone case was originally a gift from the owner's best friend.

"Geng Si year...... Well, it was a long time ago, and I wasn't born yet. However, there is also a fate, and I have the same name as the master, but unfortunately I didn't have the opportunity to see it. ”

There are also several upside-down tea cups on the tea table, and the bottom is also engraved on the top. Otherwise, she casually took one over and held it in her hand, it didn't matter if she took it, but she found that the bottom of this teacup was engraved with a familiar name.

This name may not be known to others, at most she only noticed that it was the plaque of Taoyuanju, but she had casually said from her father that this was his self-proclaimed name when he was not in office.

It turns out that the owner of this place is Daddy's old acquaintance?

Why have you never heard Daddy mention it?

Otherwise, when I thought about it, I didn't notice the changes around me.

"Not really...... Not really...... Otherwise......"

It's like a ghost, I don't know if someone really called her in the depths of the cave, or if it was a bewitching ghost. Or, what is looking for is "Tao Feiran", not her.

But somehow, as if he was confused, he put down the teacup abruptly, got up, and walked towards the dark place in the depths of the cave, step by step.

It's as if she came today to go where she was destined to go.

The dark and mysterious place, except for a moss-green mottled stone door in front of him, there is nothing else. There was a very strange tree carved on the door, half of which was plum blossoms, and the other half was peach blossoms.

When ......his fingertips touched the two trees, he suddenly felt a vision flashing in front of him.

A pair of immortal couples living in seclusion, a pair of celestials.

"Not !!"

The illusion that was so real that she almost confused reality was suddenly screamed, like a dream bubble, and her fingers were silent.

This shout made her suddenly frightened, and her mind was still confused and trapped in the illusion just now, and she had not yet recovered. The two intersected, her eyes closed, and the whole person fell backwards.

"Not really! Not really! How are you?! ”

Zuo Cheng hurriedly stopped his daughter in his arms, obviously a civil official, but he didn't know where he had the strength to come from, so he hurriedly rushed out with his arms in his arms.

Walking in front of the peach blossom miasma, what is suspicious is that the crimson mist seems to be afraid of him, and it is still in place, not moving forward, and specially leaving a gap for him to go unexpectedly.

"Is it really the providence of heaven in the dark?"

Before leaving, Zuo Cheng glanced back, the five flavors were mixed, the peach blossom miasma was closed again, and he couldn't even see a shadow.

"But...... Regardless of her status, she is just the daughter of an old man! ”

Strict order, Zuo Cheng seemed to threaten the crimson fog. After the threat, he hurriedly left with Fei Ran, but the cold voice that was threatened by him confused Fei Ran's mind was unhurriedly transmitted behind him.

"Delusional manpower retrograde her destiny, can you stop it?!"

"Not really...... Not really...... Otherwise......"

In the dream, the cold voice still confused her mind, she had a long, long dream, she had been walking barefoot in the black tunnel of the cave, the ground was wet and cold, the touch of moss mixed with earth, the taste, it was all so real.

And so she walked and walked and walked for a long time, as if there was no end, until the stone door appeared again in front of her eyes.

"Not really...... Not really...... Not really!! Wake up! ”

The cold and glamorous voice came to an abrupt end, and when someone shouted her name again, she opened her eyes and saw her anxious father and a group of crying maids, among which the most fierce crying was Shuangcheng.

"Daddy!"

I haven't seen my father for a long time, but I am very happy, so happy that I forget the scene I have just experienced, and I just think that I have a dream that is very real.

"Shuangcheng, have you gone to see if Miss's medicine is ready? Everyone else, let's go down and get busy first. ”

Zuo Cheng waved his hand, pulled the seat under him, and moved closer to the couch.

"Okay, Daddy has left you alone on the mountain for so many years and made you suffer......"

frowned, but instead of comforting his father.

"It's not that I've been sick since I was a child, and my father got the guidance of a master, so he placed me in Taoyuanju, so it's for the sake of being good, how can it be suffering?"

Zuo Cheng sighed, looked at the strange appearance, raised his head, and sighed unconsciously.

"When your aunt was still pregnant with you, Daddy dreamed that an immortal sent a peach blossom, and then got you such a pearl in the palm of your hand, but unfortunately, you have been sick since the full moon, I and your aunt, as well as the first few brothers, sisters, are worried that you can't raise it, if it weren't for the pure life master of Lingfeng Temple who said that you need to raise the peach blossom forest in the northern suburbs before the age of eighteen......"

When Zuo Cheng said this, as if he remembered something, he sighed heavily.

"After all, Daddy can't stand you."

Seeing that her father's brows were getting tighter and tighter, although she still felt a little drowsy, she raised her head and put her hands on Lord Zuo Cheng's knees, just like she did when she was a child, and she was coquettish to Lord Zuo Cheng.

"In the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, I don't think I have to buy chrysanthemums, Daddy can go into battle by himself, no matter how good the chrysanthemums are, they are not as real as Daddy's eyebrows."

As soon as the words fell, Lord Zuo Cheng, who had always been majestic in the court or in Zuo Cheng's mansion, couldn't help but break his skills in front of his little daughter, and laughed heartily.

"Alas...... The years are urging people to be old...... Daddy's unexpected, seeing that he has grown so big, Daddy really doesn't want to give you an eighteen-year-old birthday......"

Hearing this, he immediately stuck to Zuo Cheng's back like a piece of maltose.

"Good Daddy, Good Daddy, tomorrow, tomorrow you can go down the mountain, right? The last time I saw Ah Niang, they were still at the ceremony. ”

"Okay, well, you cultivate for a day first, if tomorrow is fine, Daddy will take you home."

was so happy that even for the medicine that Shuangcheng had just sent, he ignored the most unbearable bitterness on weekdays, and directly raised his head and drank it in a few sips.

But Lord Zuo Cheng on the side still patted her and told her to take the medicine slowly.

It is indeed a happy thing to go down the mountain and return to the house, but the little daughter he regards as a treasure, once she returns to Zuocheng's mansion, she will be sent to the palace by her own hands.

"I'm sorry ......